“Substantial” work still needs to be done “to reach a comprehensive agreement” on the Middle East peace process, President Clinton said during a joint White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Clinton invited the two sides to return to Washington in late October to hammer out an agreement. Neither Netanyahu nor Arafat spoke to reporters at the news conference.
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